One of the JavaIdioms. When creating static methods in JavaLanguage 5 or greater, give consideration to how invoking the method read if the caller uses StaticImport. Good names for static import: * java.util.E''''''numS''''''et.allOf() * java.util.E''''''numS''''''et.noneOf() * any of the org.junit.Assert methods * java.util.Arrays.asList * java.util.Collections.singletonList Not so good: * java.util.E''''''numS''''''et.of() * newInstance On the other hand, if the combination of the class name and method name proves more meaningful, suggest that callers not statically import that particular method.